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Delinquency and service protection

Understand the shut-off process before it reaches your door

The safest time to ask about a past-due balance, payment arrangement, or hardship protection is before the final notice. This page translates the provider’s published rules into a practical checklist.

Notice and timing

How delinquency is handled

Grace period after the due date

The due date is the date shown on the bill; the City’s published “Late After” date controls the penalty. If the account is still unpaid 10 days after the Late After date, service may be discontinued without further notice.

Late-fee calculation

A 10% late fee is applied when payment is not received by the Late After date. Failure to receive a bill does not waive the obligation or extend the discount date. Dishonored payments are subject to additional charges under state law.

Disconnection timeline

Payment is required by the bill’s due/Late After date. If the entire bill remains unpaid for 10 days after the Late After date, Franklin states that water service may be discontinued without further notice. A $35 reconnection fee is then required during service-department hours, or $75 after 5:00 p.m.

Statutory warning protocol

What notice should you expect?

The current City payment and start/stop pages state that service may be discontinued without further notice after the 10-day period following the Late After date. They do not describe an automated call, SMS sequence, colored mailer, door hanger, or separate statutory warning letter.

If a notice seems wrong

Document the account balance, payment confirmation, notice date, and any household medical or accessibility concern. Then call the provider using the contact information on its official bill or profile before the stated deadline.

Restoring service

Reconnection costs and timing

$35.00 for reconnection during service-department hours; $75.00 after 5:00 p.m. A separate $25 temporary turn-off/restore charge applies when a customer voluntarily requests a seasonal or repair-related temporary shutoff.

Need a payment arrangement?

Ask before the shut-off date

Tell the customer-service representative that you are responding to a delinquency notice and ask specifically about installment plans, hardship protection, charity referrals, and the amount required to stop the disconnection order.

Customer protection guide

What to do when a bill becomes urgent

A delinquency notice from City of Franklin Water Management Department should be treated as a time-sensitive account document. Read the exact due date, amount required, notice method, and contact instructions on the notice, then compare them with the provider details in this guide.

If you have already paid, gather the confirmation number and posting date. If you cannot pay the full amount, call before the stated shut-off date and ask about arrangements, hardship protections, agency referrals, and the minimum amount needed to pause action.

Keep the conversation specific: ask what will stop the order, when the payment must post, whether a reconnection fee applies, and whether the utility requires a separate request for medical, accessibility, or household-protection status.

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